This week Kangaroo Class have been learning:

English

• We started our new topic of ‘Festivals and Celebrations’.
• We wrote riddles about Bonfire Night for our friends to guess the answer to.
• We wrote recounts about all the exciting things we did in our half term holidays!
• We recalled and wrote facts about The Gunpowder Plot and why it is remembered.

Maths

• We focused on addition.
• We looked at the symbols + and = and explained the meaning of each.
• We found different ways to make 5 using pentominoes.
• We used a number line to count on from a given number.
• We solved addition number sentences using Numicon and cubes to help us.

Topic

• We learnt a variety of songs about Halloween and Bonfire Night with Ms Caperon.
• We enjoyed our ‘Relax Kids’ session and took part in a variety of calming and relaxing exercises!
• We created firework pictures using pipe cleaners and paint.
• We used i-pads to draw pictures of different shaped fireworks.

What an excellent first week back; well done!